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PM: Proposal for Lebanon maritime border deal preserves Israel’s security interests

Lapid confirms Jerusalem has received text of agreement; says allowing Lebanon to develop gas field will field will ‘weaken dependence on Iran, restrain Hezbollah’

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Florida deaths rise sharply to 47 amid cleanup from Hurricane Ian

4 dead in North Carolina, 3 in Cuba; United Hatzalah sends team from Israel to help with disaster response; electricity restored in some areas but 1 million still without power

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Las Vegas mass shooting survivors turn to each other to find strength through tragedy

Five years on, survivors of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history are still struggling with the psychological and physical fallout. (Image credit: Bridget Bennett for NPR)

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Without these Latino composers, Hollywood wouldn’t sound the same

The Hollywood playlist of Latino film composers includes Maria Grever, Agustín Lara, Lalo Schifrin, Gustavo Santaolalla, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Germaine Franco. (Image credit: Mike Gallegos for NPR)

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Starbucks workers have unionized at record speed; many fear retaliation now

More than 300 Starbucks stores have held union elections in less than a year, a remarkable feat. But now workers blame “scorched-earth” union busting by Starbucks for a slowdown in the momentum. (Image credit: Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images)

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As New Term Starts, Supreme Court Poised to Resume Rightward Push

The justices return to the bench on Monday to start a term that will include major cases on affirmative action, voting and discrimination against gay couples. Several will take on questions about race.

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Flooding and closed roads are some of the challenges Florida’s people face after Ian

Flooding cut off I-75 for hours as officials struggle to restore power and water to residents in the path of the storm’s destruction. (Image credit: Quil Lawrence/NPR)

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Facts come to the rescue in the age of gaslighting

The search for truth is complicated: There are many versions of it, many disagreements about what it even means. The idea of fact is something we feel better prepared to defend on objective grounds. (Image credit: LMPC via Getty Images)

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‘I Did All I Could’: As Floodwaters Rose, She Fought to Save Her Disabled Brothers

Darcy Bishop for decades has cared for her two brothers, who have cerebral palsy. Hurricane Ian was her biggest test yet.

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Israeli self-driving tech firm Mobileye, purchased by Intel in 2017, files for IPO

A $30 billion valuation would make the filing one of the biggest to take place in the US this year

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